1997 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD RACE SERIES round 4

Gran Premio d'Italia
Mugello 16-18 May 1997
Practice Official Practice Time
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

Race Classification
125cc , 250cc , 500cc

125cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA  2:01.959 *2:00.863     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 2 41 Y.UI            JPN  2:03.022 *2:01.212      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
 3 46 V.ROSSI         ITA  2:02.303 *2:01.217     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 4  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN  2:01.387 *2:01.324     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 5  7 N.UEDA          JPN  2:02.733 *2:01.557       Honda Team Pileri
 6 72 G.McCOY         AUS  2:04.578 *2:01.613     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
 7  8 K.SAKATA        JPN  2:02.289 *2:01.718     Aprilia UGT 3000
 8 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA  2:02.844 *2:01.769       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
 9  3 T.MANAKO        JPN  2:03.325 *2:01.960       Honda Team UGT 3000
10 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA  2:02.859 *2:02.625       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
11 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA  2:03.764 *2:02.716       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
12 17 J.MATURANA      SPA  2:06.141 *2:02.789      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
13 88 P.OETTL         GER  2:03.835 *2:02.898     Aprilia UGT 3000
14 20 M.AZUMA         JPN  2:04.938 *2:02.901       Honda L.B. Racing
15 62 Y.KATOH         JPN  2:03.489 *2:02.906      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
16 19 F.PETIT         FRA  2:04.277 *2:02.908       Honda Team RMS
17 12 D.RAUDIES       GER  2:04.738 *2:03.006       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
18 33 M.GEISSLER      GER  2:04.742 *2:03.018       Honda Team UGT 3000
19 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA  2:04.518 *2:03.364       Honda Matteoni Racing
20 54 M.BORCIANI      ITA  2:03.814 *2:03.383       Honda Matteoni Cabelli Racing
21 26 I.GOI           ITA *2:03.635  2:04.828     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
22 53 I.ANTONELLI     ITA  2:07.836 *2:03.914       Honda BNT Racing
23 24 G.BORSOI        ITA  2:06.481 *2:04.796      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
24 55 F.CERRONI       ITA  2:07.680 *2:05.052     Aprilia RCGM
25 25 J.SARDA         SPA  2:06.791 *2:05.502       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
26 58 R.BELLEI        ITA *2:05.677  2:07.420       Honda Debbia  Racing Team
27 57 S.SANNA         ITA  2:05.812 *2:05.759     Aprilia Team Italia
28 22 S.JENKNER       GER  2:07.201 *2:05.810     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
29 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA  2:07.578 *2:06.242     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
30 56 M.MASETTI       ITA  2:07.344 *2:06.370       Honda G.M.R.

250cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1 34 M.LUCCHI        ITA  1:55.293 *1:54.474     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 2 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA  1:56.306 *1:54.854     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 3  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA  1:55.697 *1:55.212       Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 4 31 T.HARADA        JPN  1:56.726 *1:55.235     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 5  5 T.UKAWA         JPN  1:57.499 *1:56.214       Honda Benetton Honda
 6 19 O.JACQUE        FRA  1:56.883 *1:56.420       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 7  2 R.WALDMANN      GER *1:56.448  1:56.468       Honda Marlboro Honda
 8 20 N.NUMATA        JPN  1:58.422 *1:56.848      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
 9 12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN  1:58.168 *1:57.020  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
10 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA  1:57.595 *1:57.073     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
11 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR  1:58.696 *1:57.126      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
12  7 H.AOKI          JPN  1:58.152 *1:57.491       Honda Matteoni Racing
13 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA  1:58.801 *1:57.676      Yamaha Edo Racing
14  8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA  1:59.120 *1:57.687       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
15 27 S.PORTO         ARG  1:57.992 *1:57.902     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
16 17 J.CARDOSO       SPA  1:58.689 *1:57.956      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
17  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA  1:58.633 *1:58.056      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
18 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN  1:59.915 *1:58.074      Yamaha Edo Racing
19 53 D.BULEGA        ITA  2:01.688 *1:58.163     Aprilia Ducci Org. Racing Team
20 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR  1:59.316 *1:58.406       Honda Qub Team Optimum
21 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI  1:59.394 *1:58.604     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
22 16 W.COSTES        FRA  1:59.812 *1:58.747       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
23 54 F.CARPANI       ITA  2:00.480 *1:59.048     Aprilia Desenzano Corse
24 22 K.ROBERTS       USA  2:02.108 *1:59.290     Aprilia Team PJ1 Oils
25 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA *1:59.962  2:00.395       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
26 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA *1:59.970  2:00.968     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
27 26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA *2:00.528  2:01.356       Honda Fortuna Honda
28 28 E.GAVIRA        SPA *2:00.734  2:01.172     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
29 55 W.TORTOROGLIO   ITA  2:02.405 *2:00.764     Aprilia Team Italia
30 49 O.SAINZ         SPA  2:02.003 *2:01.282     Aprilia Amadori Racing Group

500cc Official Practice Time
                           Best Time
P.No. Rider           Nat  1st.Sess. 2nd.Sess. Motorcycle Team

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS  1:54.733 *1:53.387       Honda Repsol Honda
 2  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA  1:54.758 *1:53.789       Honda Repsol Honda
 3  7 T.OKADA         JPN  1:55.227 *1:53.968       Honda Repsol Honda
 4 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA  1:55.782 *1:54.008     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
 5 18 N.AOKI          JPN  1:56.368 *1:54.249       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 6 24 T.AOKI          JPN  1:55.809 *1:54.270       Honda Repsol Honda
 7  3 L.CADALORA      ITA  1:54.946 *1:54.372      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 8  8 C.CHECA         SPA  1:55.249 *1:54.610       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
 9  4 A.BARROS        BRA  1:56.409 *1:54.830       Honda Honda Gresini
10 12 J.BAYLE         FRA  1:56.272 *1:55.046 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
11  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS *1:55.426  1:55.981      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
12 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED  1:58.024 *1:55.546       Honda Team Millar MQP
13  5 N.ABE           JPN  1:57.650 *1:55.603      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
14 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA  1:57.889 *1:55.662      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
15 14 J.BORJA         SPA  1:57.796 *1:55.841     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
16  9 A.PUIG          SPA  1:57.222 *1:55.964       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
17 55 R.LACONI        FRA  1:57.074 *1:56.094       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
18 10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA  1:56.584 *1:56.203 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
19 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS  1:58.928 *1:56.474  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
20 23 A.GOBERT        AUS  1:57.664 *1:56.489      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
21 16 J.FUCHS         GER  1:58.825 *1:56.895     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
22 11 T.CORSER        AUS  1:59.150 *1:57.028      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
23 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA  1:58.260 *1:57.359  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
24 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL  1:59.723 *1:58.089  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing
25 15 F.PROTAT        FRA  2:00.728 *1:58.401       Honda Soverex FP Racing
26 53 F.MONACO        ITA  2:01.416 *1:59.197       Paton Team Paton

125cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1 46 V.ROSSI         ITA 40:40.093 154.764              Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 2  5 J.MARTINEZ      SPA 40:43.404 154.554    3.311     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
 3 72 G.McCOY         AUS 40:43.406 154.554    3.313     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
 4  7 N.UEDA          JPN 40:43.473 154.550    3.380       Honda Team Pileri
 5  3 T.MANAKO        JPN 40:43.487 154.549    3.394       Honda Team UGT 3000
 6  8 K.SAKATA        JPN 40:43.490 154.549    3.397     Aprilia UGT 3000
 7  2 M.TOKUDOME      JPN 40:43.980 154.518    3.887     Aprilia Docshop Racing
 8 10 L.CECCHINELLO   ITA 40:47.688 154.284    7.595       Honda Spidi Honda LCR
 9 19 F.PETIT         FRA 40:57.670 153.657   17.577       Honda Team RMS
10 41 Y.UI            JPN 40:57.712 153.655   17.619      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
11 20 M.AZUMA         JPN 41:17.396 152.434   37.303       Honda L.B. Racing
12 21 G.SCALVINI      ITA 41:17.496 152.428   37.403       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
13 26 I.GOI           ITA 41:17.524 152.426   37.431     Aprilia Marlboro Team Alfa Bieffe
14 15 R.LOCATELLI     ITA 41:17.572 152.423   37.479       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
15 62 Y.KATOH         JPN 41:17.602 152.421   37.509      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
16 32 M.GIANSANTI     ITA 41:17.896 152.403   37.803       Honda Matteoni Racing
17 33 M.GEISSLER      GER 41:18.219 152.383   38.126       Honda Team UGT 3000
18 17 J.MATURANA      SPA 41:18.228 152.383   38.135      Yamaha Team Yamaha Kurz
19 25 J.SARDA         SPA 41:58.776 149.929 1:18.683       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
20 12 D.RAUDIES       GER 41:58.818 149.927 1:18.725       Honda Finsco Chasis Team
21 58 R.BELLEI        ITA 41:58.946 149.919 1:18.853       Honda Debbia  Racing Team
22 22 S.JENKNER       GER 42:01.248 149.782 1:21.155     Aprilia Team Aprilia - ADAC Sachsen
23 29 A.NIETO Jr.     SPA 42:28.711 148.169 1:48.618     Aprilia Team Airtel-Aspar
24 57 S.SANNA         ITA 40:40.692 146.990    1 Lap     Aprilia Team Italia

NOT CLASSIFIED
   53 I.ANTONELLI     ITA 37:48.820 149.802   2 Laps       Honda BNT Racing
   54 M.BORCIANI      ITA 26:54.744 152.015   7 Laps       Honda Matteoni Cabelli Racing
   88 P.OETTL         GER 16:34.882 151.833  12 Laps     Aprilia UGT 3000
   55 F.CERRONI       ITA 10:39.658 147.594  15 Laps     Aprilia RCGM
   24 G.BORSOI        ITA  2:17.232 137.591  19 Laps      Yamaha Team Semprucci Biesse
   56 M.MASETTI       ITA  2:17.395 137.428  19 Laps       Honda G.M.R.

250cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 M.BIAGGI        ITA 40:47.548 162.007                Honda Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda
 2 34 M.LUCCHI        ITA 40:47.598 162.004    0.050     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 3 65 L.CAPIROSSI     ITA 40:47.616 162.003    0.068     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team
 4  2 R.WALDMANN      GER 40:51.722 161.732    4.174       Honda Marlboro Honda
 5 19 O.JACQUE        FRA 41:06.733 160.747   19.185       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
 6 20 N.NUMATA        JPN 41:31.167 159.171   43.619      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
 7 15 S.PERUGINI      ITA 41:38.995 158.672   51.447     Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Aprilia
 8 14 J.ROBINSON      GBR 41:39.100 158.665   51.552      Suzuki Arie Molenaar Racing
 9 11 J.McWILLIAMS    GBR 41:41.819 158.493   54.271       Honda Qub Team Optimum
10 27 S.PORTO         ARG 41:42.554 158.446   55.006     Aprilia PR2  YPF - ESCO
11  6 L.D'ANTIN       SPA 41:42.654 158.440   55.106      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
12 10 L.BOSCOSCURO    ITA 41:43.531 158.385   55.983       Honda Dee Cee Racing Team
13 21 F.BATTAINI      ITA 41:44.282 158.337   56.734      Yamaha Edo Racing
14  7 H.AOKI          JPN 41:45.051 158.288   57.503       Honda Matteoni Racing
15 18 O.MIYAZAKI      JPN 41:59.628 157.373 1:12.080      Yamaha Edo Racing
16 25 O.PETRUCCIANI   SUI 42:16.249 156.341 1:28.701     Aprilia Mohag Aprilia Racing Team
17 16 W.COSTES        FRA 42:16.585 156.321 1:29.037       Honda Chesterfield Elf Tech 3
18 29 I.GAVIRA        SPA 42:41.388 154.807 1:53.840     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
19 55 W.TORTOROGLIO   ITA 44:00.258 150.183 3:12.710     Aprilia Team Italia

NOT CLASSIFIED
   54 F.CARPANI       ITA 40:46.602 154.352    1 Lap     Aprilia Desenzano Corse
    5 T.UKAWA         JPN 31:16.985 160.956   5 Laps       Honda Benetton Honda
    8 C.MIGLIORATI    ITA 29:49.812 158.245   6 Laps       Honda Team Axo Inoxmacel
   12 T.TSUJIMURA     JPN 17:38.158 160.597  12 Laps  T.S. Honda F.C.C. Technical Sports
   17 J.CARDOSO       SPA 13:54.095 158.463  14 Laps      Yamaha Antena 3 S.S.P. Competicion
   22 K.ROBERTS       USA 10:07.009 155.533  16 Laps     Aprilia Team PJ1 Oils
   26 E.ALZAMORA      SPA 10:22.724 151.608  16 Laps       Honda Fortuna Honda
   28 E.GAVIRA        SPA  8:18.855 151.402  17 Laps     Aprilia Scuderia Mobil 1 AGV
   49 O.SAINZ         SPA  8:19.408 151.235  17 Laps     Aprilia Amadori Racing Group
   31 T.HARADA        JPN  5:56.680 158.814  18 Laps     Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team

NOT STARTED
   53 D.BULEGA        ITA                                Aprilia  Ducci Org. Racin Team

500cc Race Classification
P.No. Rider           Nat Total Time   km/h Diff.     Motorcycle TEAM

 1  1 M.DOOHAN        AUS 44:06.442 164.101                Honda Repsol Honda
 2  3 L.CADALORA      ITA 44:16.498 163.480   10.056      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
 3 18 N.AOKI          JPN 44:23.791 163.033   17.349       Honda Rheos ELF F.C.C. T.S.
 4  2 A.CRIVILLE      SPA 44:25.587 162.923   19.145       Honda Repsol Honda
 5  6 D.BEATTIE       AUS 44:27.531 162.804   21.089      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
 6  4 A.BARROS        BRA 44:27.835 162.785   21.393       Honda Honda Gresini
 7  5 N.ABE           JPN 44:35.632 162.311   29.190      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
 8 12 J.BAYLE         FRA 44:35.856 162.297   29.414 Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
 9 20 S.GIBERNAU      SPA 44:37.146 162.219   30.704      Yamaha Yamaha Team Rainey
10 55 R.LACONI        FRA 44:43.454 161.838   37.012       Honda Tecmas Honda Elf
11 19 D.ROMBONI       ITA 44:57.664 160.985   51.222     Aprilia IP Aprilia Racing Team
12 11 T.CORSER        AUS 45:31.998 158.962 1:25.556      Yamaha Red Bull Yamaha WCM
13 23 A.GOBERT        AUS 45:40.052 158.495 1:33.610      Suzuki Lucky Strike Suzuki
14 22 K.McCARTHY      AUS 45:50.159 157.913 1:43.717  ROC Yamaha World Champ Motorsports
15 17 L.PEDERCINI     ITA 46:03.075 157.174 1:56.633  ROC Yamaha Team Pedercini
16 25 L.NAVEAU        BEL 44:08.606 156.838    1 Lap  ROC Yamaha Millet Racing
17 15 F.PROTAT        FRA 45:05.624 153.533    1 Lap       Honda Soverex FP Racing

NOT CLASSIFIED
   24 T.AOKI          JPN 28:51.204 163.602   8 Laps       Honda Repsol Honda
   21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 27:44.606 158.805   9 Laps       Honda Team Millar MQP
   10 K.ROBERTS Jr.   USA 23:33.616 160.286  11 Laps Modenas KR3 Marlboro Team Roberts
    7 T.OKADA         JPN 19:13.266 163.726  13 Laps       Honda Repsol Honda
   14 J.BORJA         SPA 13:54.344 158.416  16 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
    8 C.CHECA         SPA 11:39.375 161.990  17 Laps       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
   16 J.FUCHS         GER  8:03.370 156.252  19 Laps     ELF 500 Elf 500 Roc
    9 A.PUIG          SPA  6:02.826 156.124  20 Laps       Honda MoviStar Honda Pons
   53 F.MONACO        ITA  7:36.205 124.167  20 Laps       Paton Team Paton

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